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* The Lizard Folk of ''[[Dungeons and Dragons|Dungeons & Dragons]]'' give this trope its name (they were "lizard men" in first and second edition, before political correctness kicked in).
** In the same series are the smaller draconic (in more recent editions) Kobolds, and the similar-in-appearance but more hostile Troglodytes.
** There's also the Yuan-ti, snake people. Pureblood versions look like people with scales and reptile like eyes. And ophidians, who often serve them or nagas.▼
** ''[[Mystara]]''
** The ''[[Forgotten Realms]]'' has the asabis (desert dwelling sort who eat humans) and pterafolk (humanoid pterodactyls) and firenewts. Also, there are saurials (four different species in a social symbiosis), but they were explicitly said to arrive from another world via gates - some were enslaved by a local rotten god, others as emigrants (in Malatra).
▲** There's also the Yuan-ti, snake people. Pureblood versions look like people with scales and reptile like eyes.
** ''[[Dragonlance]]'' has draconians, as mentioned above.
** ''[[Planescape]]'' has salamanders, firenewts again, and slaad, though the latter are more of frog-people.
** Think we're done with lizardmen/folk, kobolds, trogloydytes, saurials, cay-men, gator men, chameleon men, yuan-ti and draconians? We're just getting started! There's about '''TEN''' more types of lizard men described in various other sourcebooks. ''Monster Manual II's'' got "braxats", ''Monsters of Faerun's'' got the "asheratis", "dragonkin" (''another'' humanoid dragon race), "firenewts" and the "pterafolk" (humanoid pterodactyls); the ''Fiend Folio's'' got the "khaastas", "ophidians" and "sarkrith"; the ''Miniatures Handbook'' has got "khumats" (humanoid crocodiles) and "scaled stalkers", ''Races of the Dragon'' and 4th Edition have got the "dragonborn" (yet ''another'' humanoid dragon race)... I mean... holy shit, what's wrong with just lizardfolk?!▼
** ''[[Spelljammer]]'' has the common variety plus Hurwaeti and Dracons (dragon-worshipping reptilian centaurs) as PC races, plus syllix (aggressive [[Explosive Breeder]]s with some impressive gadgetry and little to no magic) and several sentient "monsters".
** And then, of course, someone had to submit a ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' article with seven more species (''Dragon's Bestiary: The Lizard Folk'' in #268).
▲** Think we're done with lizardmen/folk, kobolds, trogloydytes, saurials, cay-men, gator men, chameleon men, yuan-ti and draconians? We're just getting started! There's about '''TEN''' more types of lizard men described in various other sourcebooks. ''Monster Manual II's'' got "braxats", ''Monsters of Faerun's'' got the "asheratis", "dragonkin" (''another'' humanoid dragon race)
*** Ah, but normal lizardfolk can't drool acid into a vial to make an acid grenade. Think of the possibilities! (this is the ''canon'' explanation in the Forgotten Realms, where almost all the above races where created by the Sarrukh, the Reptilian [[Precursor|Creator Race]], for one purpose or the other)
*** On the subject of dragonborn, Lizardfolk don't breath devastating bursts of energy. And besides, [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons|Dragons are cool]].
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* ''[[Rifts]]'' has a number of lizard-like races, mainly the plain old Lizardmen, Tautons (Crocodile-men with scorpion tails that worship Egyptian Gods), Gromek, and others. In South America, a peaceful collection of Lizardman tribes was taken over by an organization of evil Dragons who have set up their own religion with Dragons as gods, and have built their own city for the various reptilian races. The Lizardmen, who would rather return to their simple lives along the (greatly-expanded) Amazon are growing increasingly dissatisfied with this arrangement.
* The Viashino creature types in ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'', which can come in either the [http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=175064 large and brutish] or [http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=96836 small and thieving] brand of Lizard folk.
* ''[[Earthdawn]]'' has the T'skrang, a river-dwelling race of water-loving [[swashbuckler]]s - flamboyant pirates and story-spinners.
* The Dragon Kings from ''[[Exalted]]'' are highly-advanced immortal, perfectly reincarnating humanoid reptiles who evolved from bestial savagery, make use of plant and mineral technology, use disciplined elemental powers, and ruled the world long ago. Who occasionally breath fire.
* From fan-made ''[[Genius: The Transgression]]'', the original Lemurians.
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* ''[[Chrono Trigger]]'' had the caveman of [[One Million BC|65 million BC]] battling Reptites, humanoid, sapient dinosaurs. For the most part, the humans were losing the evolutionary war, but the [[Colony Drop|arrival]] of a starfaring planetary parasite named Lavos doomed the Reptites to extinction and ensured humanity's dominance. ''[[Chrono Cross]]'' offers us a glimpse of what the Reptites would have become - an advanced species called Dragonians who would master both technology and magic, while living in harmony with nature. Unfortunately for the Reptites, the future changed.
* Being a series with a cast composed almost entirely of [[Petting Zoo People]], ''[[Star Fox]]'' naturally has some anthropomorphic reptiles, the most notable of them being Leon of team Star Wolf.
* ''[[Battle for Wesnoth]]'' has the Saurians and the Drakes (both members of the same faction). The former are your average scaled semi-humanoids, the latter mini-dragons.
* The ''Zelda'' series has a race of humanoid lizard monsters called Lizalfos, presumably a mistranslation or corruption of "lizard folk".
** Also the related variants Dinolfos (''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time]]'') and Aerolfos (''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess]]''). ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages|The Legend of Zelda Oracle Games]]'' also had the Tokay, who were mischievous but friendly lizard folk.
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* The Lizardmen of ''[[Armies of Exigo]]'' are an intelligent race who supply the Beast hordes with Striders (fast-moving, dinosaur-mounted, axe-throwing cavalry) and Warlocks (astrologer-type spellcasters). They're far more cultured than their [[Beast Man]] allies, and seem to have a society built on slavery and reading the stars.
* Shra from ''[[The Reconstruction]]'' are humanoid lizards with a [[Healing Factor]], in some cases anatomy-induced [[Snake Talk]] and tendencies of following whoever they consider the strongest. The ones living in human civilization are mostly enslaved, while most free Shra live anachronistically in jungle tribes. The major exceptions are the violent, fanatic Si'Shra and the pacifistic Sikohlon order.
* ''[[X-Com]]: Terror From the Deep'' has two examples: the Gillmen and the Tasoths. The Gillmen are an evolutionary offshoot of the human race that had, presumably, went extinct at the time mammals became dominant, but were somehow preserved and enslaved by the aliens. The Tasoths are creatures that look like lizardmen, but are in fact organic androids manufactured by the aliens.
* [[Mooks|Frill Lizards]] in ''[[Ty the Tasmanian Tiger]]'', along with their beefed-up counterparts, [[Elite Mooks|Über Frills]].
* Lizardmen were introduced to the [[Might and Magic]] verse with [[Heroes of Might and Magic]] III's Fortress town. They were a minor antagonist (annexing some border-regions of Erathia), but not evil (not doing anything more evil than, well, taking advantage of the chaos to annex some border-regions). Two lizardmen cultures were shown before the world blew up: Tatalia (represented by Heroes' Fortress town), a gnoll-lizardman-human swamp state currently ruled by a lizardman king, and the slightly less important Dagger Wound Islands lizardmen, who live on a set of islands that also houses a mysterious and ancient temple infested with various snake-critters...
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